Did Starbucks file a WARN notice?
Yes. In the 25 states WARN Ledger covers, Starbucks filed 10 WARN notices between February 2025 and October 2026, naming 2,636 workers in 2 states. The latest was posted Oct 7, 2026 in Washington, for 51 workers.
Matched on employer names starting with Starbucks, as filed: Starbucks (9), Starbucks Coffee Company (1). Counts are workers the employer reported per site, not a company-wide total. Refreshed Nov 3, 2026. Notices under the exact filed name also have their own page: Starbucks.
| Notice date | Company | Location | Workers | Type | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starbucks | Seattle, Redmond, Vancouver, and Spokane, WA | 51 | Closure | Nov 14, 2026 | Source | |
| Starbucks | Seattle, WA | 224 | Layoff | Oct 19, 2026 | Source | |
| Starbucks | Seattle, WA | 252 | Layoff | Jul 17, 2026 | Source | |
| Starbucks | Seattle, WA | 61 | Layoff | Jun 20, 2026 | Source | |
| Starbucks | Seattle, WA | 69 | Closure | Mar 29, 2026 | Source | |
| Starbucks | Seattle, Kent, WA | 974 | Layoff | Dec 5, 2025 | Source | |
| Starbucks | Various locations in Washington, WA | 338 | Closure | Dec 5, 2025 | Source | |
| Starbucks Coffee Company | West New York, Fort Lee, Morristown, Whiting Commons, NJ | 47 | Jan 25, 2026 | Source | ||
| Starbucks | Seattle, WA | 8 | Layoff | Jul 4, 2025 | Source | |
| Starbucks | Seattle, WA | 612 | Layoff | May 2, 2025 | Source |
2 of these were posted in the last 90 days: search recent notices by company, city and size. Every row, every column and every other employer are in the full dataset.
| State | Notices | Workers | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 9 | 2,589 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 47 | Oct 2025 (month only) |
Questions
Did Starbucks file a WARN notice?
Yes. In the 25 states WARN Ledger covers, Starbucks filed 10 WARN notices between February 2025 and October 2026, naming 2,636 workers in 2 states. The latest was posted Oct 7, 2026 in Washington, for 51 workers. Each notice covers one site, so one round of layoffs can appear as several notices.
How many workers are named in Starbucks's WARN notices?
2,636 across the 10 notices that give a number. The largest single notice is Oct 9, 2025 in Seattle, Kent, Washington, naming 974 workers.
In which states did Starbucks file?
Washington and New Jersey. Washington: 9 notices; New Jersey: 1 notice.
Is this every Starbucks layoff?
No. It is only WARN notices posted by the 25 state agencies we read, matched on employer names that start with Starbucks. Layoffs below the WARN thresholds, remote roles, notices filed under a differently named subsidiary, and states we do not cover will not show up. Company-wide announcements are often larger than the notices filed.
Checking another employer? See which well-known companies filed WARN notices, or read how to check if your company filed a WARN notice. If you got a notice, start with what to do after a layoff notice.